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Ajay Sharma

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Ajay Kumar Sharma

Born: 3 April 1964, Delhi
Major Teams: Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Known As: Ajay Sharma
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox


Test Debut: India v West Indies at Madras, 4th Test, 1987/88

ODI Debut:
India v West Indies at Calcutta, 3rd ODI, 1987/88
Latest ODI:
India v West Indies at Ahmedabad, Hero Cup, 1993/94

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 11/01/1988)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    1    2   0    53   30   26.50  31.36   0   0    1   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               4      0     9    0    -     -      0   0    -   2.25

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 16/11/1993)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   31   27   6   424   59*  20.19  90.40   0   3    6   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             190      5   875   15  58.33  3-41    0   0  76.0  4.60

FIRST-CLASS
 (1984/85 - 2000/01)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  129  166  16 10120  259*  67.46  38  36   94   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            1073    238  2698   87  31.01  5-34    1   0  74.0  2.51

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1985/86 - 1999/00)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  113   97  19  2814  135*  36.07   2  20   43   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             664.1  3064  108  28.37  5-30    2   2  36.8  4.61

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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More than anything else, the tag of one day player has restricted Ajay Sharma's Test appearances to just one. Making his debut in the Test made famous by Hirwani (16 for 136), Sharma's 30 and 23 was deluged in the publicity given to the leg spinner. Despite sterling performances around the domestic circuit, Sharma has never played another Test. Gradually he was thought of limited overs material and he played in a number of such tournaments. A solid rather than spectacular right hand middle order bat and an orthodox left arm spinner, Sharma did seem to have the right attributes for the one day game and his record here is not bad.

But there is no doubt that Sharma's forte is the longer game, as he has proved time and again in competitions at home. During the 1999-2000 season, he became the highest run getter in the Ranji Trophy competition, going past Ashok Malhotra's mark of 7274. He was, with 31 hundreds, already the highest century maker. His average in the national competition, hovered around the 80 mark and at the end of the season, he had emerged with the third highest average (68.50) in first class cricket for those who had crossed the 10,000 run mark in first class cricket with only Don Bradman and Vijay Merchant ahead of him. In 1996-97, he became only the third batsman to score 1000 runs in a Ranji Trophy season. It does seem a pity that a cricketer with such an insatiable appetite for runs and a penchant for tall scores - his highest score is 259 not out - has for so long been restricted to the domestic circuit. (Partab Ramchand)


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